can anyone help i have an early Rolex and w&d marked 15 625 gold hinged bezel and back which I've been told its 1920 to 1932 The strap is an excalibur 074 1/5th 9ct rg by&ft I've been trying to find a strap and watch like this but I'm unable to find one Is it because on the watch face it says A WERNET of newport i can only find this from 1898 when he had 30 rings stolen Any help out there
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back and front by: carol
back and front means the item as a base metal frame and then covered in thin layers of gold they did it to strengthen the item if it weighted 4 gram you would have about 2 gram of gold
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Bangle Appraisal by: Yvonne
Please consider getting your bangle appraised online.
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12ct front and back value of 14.14 grams by: Anonymous
I have an old expanding bangle stamped 12ct front and back weighing 14.14 grams could you tell me the value of such a piece,thanks in advance.
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9ct bk & ft gold by: Anonymous
I have been lead to believe that back & front gold is a sheet of gold (usually 9ct )applied to a base metal to the back and the front, so not plated as in today's standard method of plating. I have always been paid 50% of the total item weight when scrapping bk & ft item's.
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NOT solid by: Antique Jewellery
It is NOT solid gold.
front and back means just that. A sheet of 9ct gold has been applied to the front and back. I do not agree with saying it is 'plated' as this gets confused with today's electroplating which may be only 2-3 microns thick.
The amount of gold content in FB varies greatly but is usually between 20-30% so it is still very high quality, but certainly not solid. In the UK it is ILLEGAL to claim such an item is solid gold as it does not carry a full hallmark.
Hi - I'm suspicious. If the bracelet is 9 carat gold, what is the purpose for the mark '9ct front and back'? It sounds like it might be gold filled. Gold filled is not jewelry filled with gold as the name suggests. In gold filled jewelry, first a tube of solid gold (9ct in this case) is formed and then "filled" with jewelers core metal.
Gold filled jewelry is made from a sandwich of gold and the metal touching your skin is gold, sometimes however it may only a gold 'front' and a base metal at the 'back' touching your skin.
The sales assistant may believe it is solid gold but like lots of programed folks around today, they believe things to be true that are in fact false.
The sales assistant should be willing to provide you with some type of guarantee or return policy, allowing you enough time to have the gold tested independently. If the bracelet doesn't test solid gold you should be able to return it and get a refund.
If they refuse to provide you with any kind of written guarantee I would strongly advise you to buy jewelry elsewhere.
